The situation in the Middle East remains tense. The almost complete destruction of the armed forces that fought against government forces does not mean peace and quiet will come to Syria.

On the contrary, the danger of a new war was looming over the region, and Moscow decided to insure on this case in advance.. At the moment, the country is essentially under the occupation of the United States and Turkey. "The Pentagon, through Syrian Kurds, controls about 30% of the territory in the north and east of the republic. Moreover, American bases are also located in the south and southeast of Syria.. There are about 20 of them in Syria.. Turkey and Salafi groups under its control account for up to 15% of the SAR territory. This is mainly the territory of the province of Idlib and the areas around Aleppo, "said military expert Sarkis Tsaturyan (his words are quoted by Tsargrad). According to the expert, all this destroys the hope that the war in Syria will end in the coming years.. "In reality, Bashar Asad and his army control 40% of the national territory. So it is unlikely that peace will reign in the republic in the next decade, "he is sure. For Assad, the only chance to stay in power is cooperation with the Russian Federation. Otherwise, the western coalition and the Middle Eastern ill-wishers will impose themselves on the country from all sides.. Supplies of Russian weapons to Syrian government forces will help Damascus resist external influence. "If Russia did not enter Syria in September 2015, then Assad would have been long removed from power. This is understood in Damascus, so the relationship of Vladimir Putin and Bashar Assad are working and trusting.

As the Syrians themselves told me, President Putin is very popular among the people, "Tsaturyan said. Moscow is doing everything possible to save the region from new bloodshed.. This explains the decision to provide the Syrian army with modern air defense systems.. "I think that the decision of the Russian president to send S-300 complexes to Syria will only strengthen relations between Damascus and Moscow. The region is on the verge of a new war - now with Iran. Disassembly inside Saudi Arabia is ripening, intensification of the civil war in Yemen.

So, it is not by chance that Moscow is strengthening Syria’s air defense system, "the expert concluded. On the night of September 18, Syrian air defenses accidentally shot down a Russian reconnaissance aircraft in the sky over the Mediterranean Sea. The Russian side blamed the incident on Israel, which at that time bombed Syrian territory. After that, Moscow decided to upgrade the Syrian air defense system and provided the S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Damascus..